Sugar Skull tells the story of a young woman who has had enough of Day of the dead and would rather just celebrate Halloween. Her mother is disappointed with her lack of preparations of the ofrenda, but the dead help her. This includes Sugar Skull who becomes her guide. She is looking for her abuela to add the final touches and to teach her how to confront the Coco monster.
I enjoyed the relationship between the girl and her mother. Coco turned out to be a big puppet controlled with two sticks and then something to hold the middle. I also really enjoyed the Viejito dance which I had practiced the day before. However the actors had much more energy and skill that I. The climax is when the young woman finally meets her grandmother. She hopes to learn how to defeat Coco, and grandmother tells her the key is to not fear death. Sugar Skull actually is death.
I had a great time.
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